Bits & Odds

Lucky $ymbols — $5 Texas Scratch-Off #2649

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

Lucky $ymbols (#2649) was a $5 Texas scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 61.3% payout ($3.06 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.15 for any prize and 1 in 715,048 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 6.9 points (68.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 10.8% (1 in 3.70 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $100,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 59.7% of its tickets had sold. Lucky $ymbols is no longer on sale in Texas; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.

Current payout
61.3%
68.1% at launch
Expected value
$3.06
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.15
1 in 3.70 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.15
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.01
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 168,246
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
4 of 5
$100,000 each
Tickets remaining
40.3%
≈ 2,860,190 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Lucky $ymbols, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 689,357 of 1,917,394 prizes (36.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$100,000 1 in 1,420,305 1 in 715,048 5 1 4 80.0%
$5,000 1 in 284,061 1 in 220,015 25 12 13 52.0%
$500 1 in 14,982 1 in 19,068 474 324 150 31.6%
$200 1 in 1,088 1 in 1,284 6,530 4,303 2,227 34.1%
$100 1 in 428.5 1 in 505.1 16,571 10,908 5,663 34.2%
$50 1 in 149.8 1 in 174.6 47,398 31,012 16,386 34.6%
$30 1 in 150.2 1 in 175.7 47,289 31,014 16,275 34.4%
$25 1 in 75.0 1 in 87.7 94,687 62,074 32,613 34.4%
$20 1 in 75.0 1 in 85.8 94,634 61,314 33,320 35.2%
$10 1 in 8.33 1 in 9.49 852,075 550,707 301,368 35.4%
$5 1 in 9.37 1 in 10.2 757,706 476,368 281,338 37.1%
All prizes1 in 3.701 in 4.15 1,917,3941,228,037 689,35736.0%

How Lucky $ymbols has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Lucky $ymbols. 121 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Lucky $ymbols: common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in Lucky $ymbols?
4 of 5 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 715,048.
What are the odds of winning anything on Lucky $ymbols?
1 in 4.15 today, compared with 1 in 3.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.15, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.01.
Is Lucky $ymbols worth buying?
Its current payout is 61.3% ($3.06 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 72 in Texas. The best $5 alternative today is In the Green (#2660, $5) at 71.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Lucky $ymbols tickets are left?
We estimate 2,860,190 of roughly 7,099,705 printed tickets are unsold (59.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Lucky $ymbols launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 18, 2025. It has ended.

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